Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
q1ent speech presented the claims OF
Pdilsde,paia

Il -puOl1Cdn party OF t1aG sIe e. he W.
accompanied By members of the
Senate and House of Repr .
sentatiVes Of Virginia, and by Ia
FIVE or republican members Of G al
gress and tneV represented the r publ.
can party of Virginia. He read paper
in the form of an address to the Commit
tee, and which repest4d the history
of the Republican pa ty Of that
state since 1873. The cleo iGil
! 10 Ylrginia h,d been PgregiOuslv misrep-
re-.n,ed. They had Carried IF y-six GU
of 100 counties, and had ell cted ten out
OF nineteen senators, and had carried
seven out Of ten congressional
districts aud all this had been done With
strict, bona iie R publican votes. H
stated thesef.cts 10 snow thai the national
Republican rgsn'Z alton of Vrgiuia was
| not ln' iilclenL or unsuccess fui
and to demonstrate that with the cord la
recognition and support OF the nations'
Republican party Vuginis would give her
-leCtOTa votes u X year to thu r publi-
can candidate for the presidency" Ap-
plause.
Formal papers presenting the claims OF
Cnicsgo, Minneapolis and Omaha were
submitted, and it IVES then NOV, d tnat
the committee proceed to ballot. Il re
suited as follows: Chicago. Ii; Om4ha,
10; Cincinnati, 8; Minneapolis, 6; Pails
aeiphla, 9; St. L uis, 2; Washington, l
Toe committee then proceeded 10 vote
formally bV ballot and the re-, nlG Yves:
Whole number # ballots cas-, II; neces-
sary to choice, "a; IF which Culc-go IT.
ce.ved % utns4, Ciuc,nnaFi 8, Min
neapolIs 8, Pail.dslp1i4 3. S. Lpulsl.
The second formal ballot was theo
tsken and result. d: Cnicago, %;
Baha, /; Cincinnati, Is; Minneapolis, 3.
On motion of NJ. NJ ,ore If Louisiana
be choice of Chicago as the place OF
holding the convention WAS declared
unanimous. On motion of Rollins #
New Hampshire the time for the m-eti' q
vas fixed for Tues az, June Is, 1888
resolution WAS then adopt d for he ap-
pointment Of a committee If seven with
power to take control of the buildi for
the convention and to make all necessary
arrangements for holtiDg the convention.
TIE chsirmsu stated he would select
committee and announce it subsequently,
Governor Gillette Of Dakota offefed a
resolution allowing the territory Of Da-
kota six delegates st large in
the Republican national conveu-
ton, and made q speech IN
support of it. Opposition was ms lie By
several member on the ground that thu
committee had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter.
motion was offered by Mr.. Carev
If Wyoming to sllD8 the terri tories #
Dakota and Washington to elecG f0u
Jntlngent delegates in addition TO t@o
guar el-gntes, whose admission Would
be decided hV the convention. The
east, be said, could afford to be-
gene rUus to the people Of these trritories
Dakota was not only entitled to full rep
rEsenta,iUn in the national convention,
nut was entitled 10 full r. presentation IN
the councils OF the nation.
The tmeDdmeut WAS agreed to, and the
motion as agreed 10 WAS adopted. a
motion was adopted providing
fJr the election Of d lpsster
from she District Of Columbia il
convention called by the central Commit
tee Of the district Mr.. Litter OF
illinois moved inst the caairmsn
and secretary Of the committee be
instructed to prepare and publish
the Gail for the national convention
Agreed to.
A resolution Was adopted recommend
ing the committee TO pub the campaign
work between now and the meeting of
the convention
THEIR OPINIONS OF THE MESSAGE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, DC. S-Richard Coke
ssys of Inc Presiteat's message: 81
leases NE V ~ much. The Democracy
OF Texas will be enthusiastic over II. l
favor tariff for revenue only"
J Fl Reagan says: "I healtily in
dorse the Presidents views. | think it
the duty IF G IBgress to make g tariff
that will prevent the accumulation of any
N 1neys not necessary to carry on an
economical government"
Silss Hare: 81 think the message one
4 the best documents Of the kiBd ever
r ad. sm not prepared to snsWer fully,
out | want tha surplus abolished bu5 am
uot able yet to say how much. think
the President covers the point nicely
The surplus should be reduced by taking
the IN les f. Of articles hat are used in
every family. l d. not Consider WHISKY
and tobacco necessaTies and an not in
favor CT taking them from taxation"
joseph Abbott; "Mg ides of tariff Is
4 If for revenue only. l am willing
TO reduce taxation on thas basis, reduc-
ing slightly the tax on tobacco. Toe
tar e on wool, wooleus aud all articles
10 general use should be reduced, waiIe
he tariff on articles of luxury should BE-
maintained favor full protection for
our coasts and think our navy should b.
The surplus now on hand
could De partially used fDr this purpose"
S. W. T Lauham: 81 listened atten
lively to the reading Of the message yes
t, rday, aud in ado ltiOn nave carefully
read 1t this N >ruing. cordially indorse
IL and regard it as one of the best and
8 0lest documents that ever came from
eny President agree with him fully o
the ter question, and believe 1t TO he
the duly of IDgress to execute his
recommendations
w. FL. Martin: ''I can't ,answer it eX-
cept to say thai J. would go just as far
IS would pay the expenses of an economt- |
cal administration Of the government. |
want TO see the surplus already in the |
Treasury reduced"
DOESN'T WANT THE MISSION.
special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec Hon John Han |
cock of Austin is IN the city, and SAID to |
TIE GAZETTE reporter that he was here |
only on private business. Re lsughiugly |
ienied that his visit had anything TO do |
Eith the vacant Mexican mission, in con-
ection with which ne has been frt que ntly |
Few more distine uished |
looking men than Judge Hancock are 10
w. nd